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number one is the meteor in russia. today they're cleaning up from the blast. >>> terrifying moments, that is a view from russia. the shockwave broke windows throughout the area. around 1,000 people were injured, authorities have blocked off a nearby lake. they think the largest chunk came down on that lake. >>> an underground tank at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site is leaking. as many as 300 gallons a year of highly radioactive sludge is seeping out. that is far less than 1% of what is stored at the world war ii site. the leak poses no immediate public health risk, but he wants the federal government to pay and fix it and to check spores of the other tanks. >>> number three, the boardwalk is on its way back, that is new jersey. and crews yesterday started drivi driving pylons on the sand. the $3.6 million project should largely be done by may 10th. residents say the project gives them hope the beloved summer retreat would bounce back from last year's storm. >>> and according to initial autopsy reports, the
number one is the meteor in russia. today they're cleaning up from the blast. >>> terrifying moments, that is a view from russia. the shockwave broke windows throughout the area. around 1,000 people were injured, authorities have blocked off a nearby lake. they think the largest chunk came down on that lake. >>> an underground tank at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site is leaking. as many as 300 gallons a year of highly radioactive sludge is seeping out. that is far...
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why didn't we know about this one over russia? >> this one over russia was very small and it was coming in from a different angle. the one -- the asteroid that came by in the afternoon was discovered last year, actually by astronomers. and they were able to follow it for that entire time. and it was much larger, 150 feet across. so these smaller ones, 50 feet or so, they're hard to spot because of their size. this one came in fairly fast too. and just basically astronomers weren't looking for it in that direction. >> one thing is notification, the other is preventing this from happening again. what is nasa doing to prevent this? and can they do anything about it? >> nasa does have a program called space guard where they work with astronomers all over the world to look for these new asteroids, ones that are going to fly by earth. still, it's a small net when you think about how big the solar system is. sometimes these asteroids will whiz by us and no one knows. increasing that is probably going to be something nasa and the governme
why didn't we know about this one over russia? >> this one over russia was very small and it was coming in from a different angle. the one -- the asteroid that came by in the afternoon was discovered last year, actually by astronomers. and they were able to follow it for that entire time. and it was much larger, 150 feet across. so these smaller ones, 50 feet or so, they're hard to spot because of their size. this one came in fairly fast too. and just basically astronomers weren't looking...
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plus, new overnight, a meteor shower rains down on russia. what on earth is going on in the skies right now? bill nye the science guy will explain, coming up next. omnipo. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. yes, you could. how do you keep an older car running like new? you ask a ford customer. when they tell you that you need your oil changed you got to bring it in. if your tires need to be rotated, you have to get that done as well. jackie, tell me why somebody should bring they're car here to the ford dealership for service instead of any one of those other places out there. they are going to take care of my car because this is where it came from. price is right no problem, they make you feel like you're a family. get a synthetic blend oil chan
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a meteor shower in russia. a powerful blast followed by bright, burning objects from the sky. 247 people have been injured. let's get to phil black on the phone with us in moscow. that's quite a show. and it is certainly -- the flying glass injured people, sending them to the hospital. >> reporter: they are beginning to describe this. 9:20 in the mortgage. at homes, school, driving and suddenly a bright flash in the sky, followed seconds later by an enormous boom and you look up and there are white streaks across the sky this is what people are describing and what the video is showing. they say u.s.it's a large meteo hitting at month are femosphere boom, shock wave from the initial impact has caused much of the damage. much of the damage reported is broken and shattered glass and most of the injuries reported are a result of that broken and shattered glass. and as many as 500 people have sought some sort of medical attention. 100 of them have been admitted to hospitals, so not major structural damage, no vast n
a meteor shower in russia. a powerful blast followed by bright, burning objects from the sky. 247 people have been injured. let's get to phil black on the phone with us in moscow. that's quite a show. and it is certainly -- the flying glass injured people, sending them to the hospital. >> reporter: they are beginning to describe this. 9:20 in the mortgage. at homes, school, driving and suddenly a bright flash in the sky, followed seconds later by an enormous boom and you look up and there...
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streak into the try and slams into russia. more than 1,000 people reported hurt by the flying glass. the collapsing buildings. look at the images. li listen to the sound. we'll take you there. >>> now, also, since the 4,000 people are off that disgusting cruise ship, what happens to the ship now. >>> and that olympic athlete, oscar pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend in his own home, collapses and sobs in court. we have a lot of news happening on the ground. but the big shock and awe, falling from the sky is leading it all. i'm talking quite literally here. while you were sleeping this unbelievable scene was unfolding in southern russia. close encounters of the third kind. wow. raining down near the euro mountains, that is a meteor breaking up over the earth's atmosphere. it's like a crazy scene from a movie but it's real. make no mistake, the scenes and the light coming from a meteor as it streaks across the side. the blinding flash. the deafening explosion. caught on tape. up 1,000 people were hurt because of this
streak into the try and slams into russia. more than 1,000 people reported hurt by the flying glass. the collapsing buildings. look at the images. li listen to the sound. we'll take you there. >>> now, also, since the 4,000 people are off that disgusting cruise ship, what happens to the ship now. >>> and that olympic athlete, oscar pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend in his own home, collapses and sobs in court. we have a lot of news happening on the ground. but the...
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it really compared nothing to what happened in russia yesterday. listen. this spectacle in the skies above central russia ended with chaos and confusion. first this bright flash, then a deafening crash. students ran away from the windows. office workers ducked for cover. and this man shielded his head from falling debris. the meteor left a trail of damage. powerful shockwaves blew out windows and sent glass flying everywhere. hospitals are packed >> translator: mainly incised and contused winds due to windows and window frames breaking and flying around. you see as a result how many people are here. >> reporter: the blast injured at least 1,000 people. most of the injuries are minor. >> windows and doors were blown out of around 3,000 buildings. that's especially rough when temperatures are near freezing now. emergency officials are there right now, assessing the damage. >>> after a day after hearing about that blast in russia, imagine what people in san francisco thought about that. experts say they see meteors like this quite often but often just drop ov
it really compared nothing to what happened in russia yesterday. listen. this spectacle in the skies above central russia ended with chaos and confusion. first this bright flash, then a deafening crash. students ran away from the windows. office workers ducked for cover. and this man shielded his head from falling debris. the meteor left a trail of damage. powerful shockwaves blew out windows and sent glass flying everywhere. hospitals are packed >> translator: mainly incised and contused...
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across russia, it's clean-up day. about 4,000 structures were damaged by shock waves. watch and listen. more than 1,000 people were hurt. many by flying glass. a man has been suspended from his job for allegedly injuring a toddler. he allegedly smacked the 2-year-old during a. he was sitting next to the mother and the boy when the child began to cry. he said the n-word and slapped the child. jesse jackson jr. has been charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. jackson allegedly bought personal items including michael jackson memorabilia fur coats, a rolex watch. the formal charges came days after jackson signed a plea deal with prosecutors. the judge will decide if he'll serve any prison time. those are your headlines this hour. i'm don lemon, keeping your informed. >>> welcome back to this special "piers morgan tonight." i'm ashleigh banfield in for piers. while the triumph cruise ship inched back to shore, another story just as riveting makes news around the world. it is that of oscar pistorius, the paralympic star accused in the valentine's day murder of his
across russia, it's clean-up day. about 4,000 structures were damaged by shock waves. watch and listen. more than 1,000 people were hurt. many by flying glass. a man has been suspended from his job for allegedly injuring a toddler. he allegedly smacked the 2-year-old during a. he was sitting next to the mother and the boy when the child began to cry. he said the n-word and slapped the child. jesse jackson jr. has been charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. jackson allegedly bought...
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welcome. >>> a hazing pictures from russia. a meteor explodes in the sky more than 1,000 people now hurt. sports icon oscar pistorius rejects a murder allegation. the owe him tick runner stood in court earlier today as a judge formally charged him in the killing of his girlfriend. and in the state of the union address, president obama talked about gun violence. well, later today, he's going to be in chicago to talk about possible solutions. this is cnn newsroom. i'm suzanne malveaux. and first, the meteor that rocketed down from space today tore across the skies over southern russia. this is what it looked like. pretty amazing pictures of this streak of bright light. that is actually the meteor burning up. the shockwave triggered a huge sonic boom. listen to it. a terrifying blast. shattered the windows across the area. more than 1,000 were hurt including 200 children. most of the injuries from that flying glass that you saw there. want to bring this chad myers talking about how this happened. what actually took place? why did
welcome. >>> a hazing pictures from russia. a meteor explodes in the sky more than 1,000 people now hurt. sports icon oscar pistorius rejects a murder allegation. the owe him tick runner stood in court earlier today as a judge formally charged him in the killing of his girlfriend. and in the state of the union address, president obama talked about gun violence. well, later today, he's going to be in chicago to talk about possible solutions. this is cnn newsroom. i'm suzanne malveaux....
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a much smaller one last week over russia. kaku says the nation-busting asteroid headed our way won't arrive until 2036 but it could make a direct hit with 1,000 times more power. "outfront" tonight, bill nye, the science guy, and rusty swigert. my guess is both of you do not buy this. bill? >> yeah, it's going to miss. mi. it's named after the greek god of anxiety will come by 2029. then again in 2036. my understanding it's 1 in 100 million chance of hitting the earth. it will miss the earth. but it's a lesson to be learned, that's all. we know about that one. but there are about 100,000 more out there that we don't know about. and i remind you, what a crazy coincidence that the one over russia happened the night before 2012, another larger object came between us and our satellites. so we're going to get hit by an ost raid sooner or later. and the doctor was just trying to draw attention to that. but it's not our worry. instead we should be worrying about the other 99,999 of them. >> rusty, you have been out in space. one of
a much smaller one last week over russia. kaku says the nation-busting asteroid headed our way won't arrive until 2036 but it could make a direct hit with 1,000 times more power. "outfront" tonight, bill nye, the science guy, and rusty swigert. my guess is both of you do not buy this. bill? >> yeah, it's going to miss. mi. it's named after the greek god of anxiety will come by 2029. then again in 2036. my understanding it's 1 in 100 million chance of hitting the earth. it will...
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., the uk, and russia. and while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family said there will be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be on her cast, but now becomes her last good-bye. >> i take home with me so many amazing memories and things that are in here and in here that i will treasure forever. i'm going to miss you all so much. and i love you very, very much. >> imagine how difficult that must have been for her family and friends to watch. erin, back to you. >> this case has left those who were closest to oscar pistorius in a state of total shock. and joining me now is a close friend of oscar's, model vanessa haywood. thank you for taking the time. i know you have known oscar for a long time, six and a half years. you have seen the same reports we have now, saying he had a controlling temper, perhaps towards women that he dated. is that at all the man that you knew? >> no, not at all. i have known him for
., the uk, and russia. and while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family said there will be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be on her cast, but now becomes her last good-bye. >> i take home with me so many amazing memories and things that are in here and in here that i will treasure forever. i'm going to miss you all so much. and i love you very, very much. >> imagine how...
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. >> and there are many in russia who disagree with that. the kids, of course they are caught in the middle. >> reporter: sonya is only 8 years old but she already knows a lot about love and rejection. she was given up at birth, adopted not long after but then returned to the orphanage when she was 5 because her adopted parents realized she had learning difficulties. i would like to go back to my family she says. i love them. and they just left me. this young boy spend most of his day in his wheelchair. he has spina bifida. he wants his condition to be cured so he can be adopted. this 6-year-old doesn't know why he was given up at birth. he said my parents kicked me out of the family. i want a new family because then you have parents. these children live in a moscow orphanage. some with disabilities. most don't. they are among russia's 130,000 orphans. in 2011 only around 7400 were adopted by russian families. despite the obvious need for more people who are willing to love these children, russia has banned americans from adopting here. and
. >> and there are many in russia who disagree with that. the kids, of course they are caught in the middle. >> reporter: sonya is only 8 years old but she already knows a lot about love and rejection. she was given up at birth, adopted not long after but then returned to the orphanage when she was 5 because her adopted parents realized she had learning difficulties. i would like to go back to my family she says. i love them. and they just left me. this young boy spend most of his...
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a much smaller one last week over russia. kaku says the nation-busting asteroid headed our way won't arrive until 2036 but it could make a direct hit with 1,000 times more power. "outfront" tonight, bill nye, the science guy, and rusty swigert. my guess is both of you do not buy this. bill? >> yeah, it's going to miss. apophus, named after the greek god of anxiety, will come by 2029, again 2036. my understanding, rusty, you know this, 1 in 100 million chance of hitting the earth. it will miss the earth. but it's a lesson to be learned, that's all. we know of apophus, we know about that one. there are about 100,000 more out there that we don't know about. i remind you, what a crazy coincidence that the one over chelyabinsk happened the night before another larger object came between us and our geosynchronous satellite. >> rusty, you have been out in space. one of your goals in all this is to say, in fact, we should get much more serious about finding those other ones out there and tracking them in some fashion. tell me about t
a much smaller one last week over russia. kaku says the nation-busting asteroid headed our way won't arrive until 2036 but it could make a direct hit with 1,000 times more power. "outfront" tonight, bill nye, the science guy, and rusty swigert. my guess is both of you do not buy this. bill? >> yeah, it's going to miss. apophus, named after the greek god of anxiety, will come by 2029, again 2036. my understanding, rusty, you know this, 1 in 100 million chance of hitting the...
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a possible meteor shower shaking up residents in russia. residents reported hearing and feeling this powerful blast followed by bright burning objects falling from the sky. >> wow. this happened earlier this morning. we're told buildings shook. car alarms went off. cell phone service was interrupted. russian officials tell us 247 people have been injured. >> my goodness. >> i think nine have been hospitalized. more than 200 injuries, most of those injuries from broken glass. >> boy, this is incredible. >> yeah. >> we'll have bill nye the science guy on later. maybe we can ask him about that cloud and what it means. >>> we're about to experience an extremely close encounter with an asteroid. a 150-wide space rock known as 2012 da-14 is expected to pass within 17,200 miles of earth. that's happening this afternoon. that could be the closest near-miss by an asteroid ever. the space rock won't be visible to the naked eye. the best chance to see it with the aid of a telescope will come at 2:44 eastern time this afternoon when the asteroid passes
a possible meteor shower shaking up residents in russia. residents reported hearing and feeling this powerful blast followed by bright burning objects falling from the sky. >> wow. this happened earlier this morning. we're told buildings shook. car alarms went off. cell phone service was interrupted. russian officials tell us 247 people have been injured. >> my goodness. >> i think nine have been hospitalized. more than 200 injuries, most of those injuries from broken glass....
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and russia. you might remember back in 2010, the outrage that came up when an american woman actually put her adopted 7-year-old russian son on a plane alone and sent him on a one-way flight back to russia because of violent episodes the child had. they recently imposed a ban on adoptions in russia this situation is sure to get worse if this child's death in texas is proved to be abuse. >> thank you, david mattingly. i want to get to adam pertman. nice to have you with us. so how will this case, as david has just laid it out, how will this affect this law, this russian law that puts the kibosh on russian adoptions down the road? >> the answer is this is going to be more of a political gain if you will than a legal one. russia has stopped adoptions. there may still be a handful of people waiting to see if their adoptions are finalized, but for adoptions per se from russia. it's not likely to have an impact except russia is going to be able to say, see, we told you so. >> part of the see, we told y
and russia. you might remember back in 2010, the outrage that came up when an american woman actually put her adopted 7-year-old russian son on a plane alone and sent him on a one-way flight back to russia because of violent episodes the child had. they recently imposed a ban on adoptions in russia this situation is sure to get worse if this child's death in texas is proved to be abuse. >> thank you, david mattingly. i want to get to adam pertman. nice to have you with us. so how will...
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and russia. you might remember back in 2010 the outrage when an american woman actually put her adopted 7-year-old russian son on a plane alone and sent him on a one-way flight back to russia because of violent episodes the child had had. now russia recently imposed a ban on u.s. adoptions in russia. this could affect hundreds of u.s. families, a situation that is sure to get worse if this child's death in texas proves to be a case of abuse. >> i know you're watching this case very closely for us. david mattingly, thank you. >>> a lot of news going on. we'll bring you up to speed. christine romans is here. >>> just into cnn, the average price for a gallon of gas has gone up to $3.75 a gallon, this is, if you're counting, the 33rd straight day it increased. prices have gone up about 45 cents in just over a month. the record high for the national average is $4.14. that was set in july 2008. we're expecting to hear a ruling in the bail hearing for oscar pistorius. the magistrate set to decide on whe
and russia. you might remember back in 2010 the outrage when an american woman actually put her adopted 7-year-old russian son on a plane alone and sent him on a one-way flight back to russia because of violent episodes the child had had. now russia recently imposed a ban on u.s. adoptions in russia. this could affect hundreds of u.s. families, a situation that is sure to get worse if this child's death in texas proves to be a case of abuse. >> i know you're watching this case very...
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yesterday, russia's children's rights commissioner said the boy had been beaten and abused. today he changed his wording to say that the police are investigating how the kid died. is he he is demanding the return of his younger brother, adopted by the couple as well. >> soledad, yes. russian officials are pretty angry about what they say was a delay in the u.s. state department informing them about the death of the 3-year-old max. they say it should have happened within 24 hours. instead, they found out one month later and it wasn't from the state department. it was through other channels. they backed away from some of the stronger language. they initially said this boy was killed, murdered and gave some details of the abuse he was said to have suffered. they now accept this is still being investigated. no one has been charged. but they very much want that to happen. brushing for prosecution and want someone to be punished severely this is being driven politically by politicians who now say it proves russia was absolutely right in implementing a ban preventing u.s. families
yesterday, russia's children's rights commissioner said the boy had been beaten and abused. today he changed his wording to say that the police are investigating how the kid died. is he he is demanding the return of his younger brother, adopted by the couple as well. >> soledad, yes. russian officials are pretty angry about what they say was a delay in the u.s. state department informing them about the death of the 3-year-old max. they say it should have happened within 24 hours. instead,...
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., the uk and russia. and while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family said there will be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show release this farewell from her, meant to be to the cast but now becomes her last words, her last good-bye. >> i take with me so many amazing memories, things that are in here and here that i'm going to treasure forever. i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very much. >> let's dig deeper now. joining me from johannesburg, south africa, robyn curnow. there are reports that security guards found pistorius desperately trying to revive steenkamp, but what more can you tell us about that, robyn? >> there's still a lot of doubts as to what exactly happened that night. although that is indeed one of the reports, and i think there were quite a lot of people at one stage who made their way into that house. and we do know, according to officials close to the investigation, that oscar had carried her down those stairs. i have b
., the uk and russia. and while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family said there will be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show release this farewell from her, meant to be to the cast but now becomes her last words, her last good-bye. >> i take with me so many amazing memories, things that are in here and here that i'm going to treasure forever. i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very much. >> let's dig deeper now....
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it is the third largest, russia behind china and ethiopia, number three is russia. to so to your point, we've had so many successful adoptions, and this is going to impact -- >> and i think everyone agrees, whatever the international issues, everyone wants to see it investigated fully and see what happens. don't go away. >>> up next, a persistent prisoner, a guy who's filed case after case after case, he's now caught the attention of the highest court in the land. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. >>> a few exceptions the supreme court gets to pick and choose its cases. it turns away far more than it hears. just last hour, the justices heard a case that arrived on their door steps in the form of a handwritten plea. a handwrit
it is the third largest, russia behind china and ethiopia, number three is russia. to so to your point, we've had so many successful adoptions, and this is going to impact -- >> and i think everyone agrees, whatever the international issues, everyone wants to see it investigated fully and see what happens. don't go away. >>> up next, a persistent prisoner, a guy who's filed case after case after case, he's now caught the attention of the highest court in the land. a new belt....
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>> the station did pass over russia and they talked to kevin ford who is the commander and the first thing he said is the crew was doing fine and the station is stable, which, of course, is our main concern. and you know, they had a quick chat for ten minutes to talk about the procedures that needed to be done. that's what they're working toward. again, we have another pass in about five minutes, we'll talk to them again. >> chad myers again. this computer was only for communications. this thing never was really going to put the iss in any danger by not working, right? >> no. it's a command and control computer. it's the computer that allows everything else on board the station to work and be monitored and for us to send commands. obviously there's lots of computers on board, lots of redundancy. we do need the ability to bush buttons here in houston and command the station and talk to the crew. that's the computer that allows us to do it. >> okay, josh, appreciate it. thank you. >>> here's more of what we're working on for newsroom international. the royal baby bump. that's right. ka
>> the station did pass over russia and they talked to kevin ford who is the commander and the first thing he said is the crew was doing fine and the station is stable, which, of course, is our main concern. and you know, they had a quick chat for ten minutes to talk about the procedures that needed to be done. that's what they're working toward. again, we have another pass in about five minutes, we'll talk to them again. >> chad myers again. this computer was only for...
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live in russia, up next. >>> when push comes to shove. a college coach looks to motivate one of his players. more ahead. the one thing that 99 percent of investors can expect to find in their portfolio, is unexpected risk. bny mellon has the vision and experience to help. we look at the full picture... to uncover risk, find opportunities, and create a plan that's best suited for you. bny mellon. >>> welcome back to "early start." people in russia cleaning up the mess after a massive meteor shot right through the sky. imagining up to that? it injured more than 1,000 people, many of them live this near chelybinsk, russia at the lake where the meteor actually hit. how are people doing there today? >> reporter: well, today, sfw r zoraida, they are curious and are trekking across the lake to get a look at the confirmed point of impact. a fragment of the meteor, still in the sky, plummet to the earth and smash into the lake. they saw snow and ice go into the area and then steam coming up from the hole. behind us is a large hole of the ice. part
live in russia, up next. >>> when push comes to shove. a college coach looks to motivate one of his players. more ahead. the one thing that 99 percent of investors can expect to find in their portfolio, is unexpected risk. bny mellon has the vision and experience to help. we look at the full picture... to uncover risk, find opportunities, and create a plan that's best suited for you. bny mellon. >>> welcome back to "early start." people in russia cleaning up the mess...
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a sonic boom as a meteor shatters, sending fragments across russia's ural mountains. this is a remote area. it may soon be flooded with tourists from across the globe. they're traveling here to check down the fragments. they hope to sell them for as much as $10,000 a piece. >>> how does president obama celebrate the president's day holiday weekend? same way as you do? no, he plays golf with tiger woods. the president and woods teed it up over the weekend at the palm city resort in south florida. despite the high profile outing, the game was off limits to white house reporters and photographers. >>> also, an idaho man just lost his job and has a lot of haters online after what he's accused of doing to a baby on board a flight to atlanta. >> sing twinkle, twinkle. >> this boy began to cry, the man called the child a racial slur and slapped him. and the man, he's a former executive of an aerospace and defense company. cnn's renee marsh has the story. >> reporter: jonah bennett is 19 months old and a curious ordinary toddler. but what allegedly happened on a february 8th
a sonic boom as a meteor shatters, sending fragments across russia's ural mountains. this is a remote area. it may soon be flooded with tourists from across the globe. they're traveling here to check down the fragments. they hope to sell them for as much as $10,000 a piece. >>> how does president obama celebrate the president's day holiday weekend? same way as you do? no, he plays golf with tiger woods. the president and woods teed it up over the weekend at the palm city resort in...
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hunters are willing to pay big, big bucks to obtain tiny little pieces of rock that streaked across russia and those pieces are quickly becoming worth more than gold. >>> plus -- >> i'm alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. guess which country's gotten pretty crafty at stealing corporate data from hundreds of companies in the u.s.? a new reports spells out how the computer hacking is being carried out. the story is coming up. mer. when they tell you that you need your oil changed you got to bring it in. if your tires need to be rotated, you have to get that done as well. jackie, tell me why somebody should bring they're car here to the ford dealership for service instead of any one of those other places out there. they are going to take care of my car because this is where it came from. price is right no problem, they make you feel like you're a family. get a synthetic blend oil change, tire rotation and much more, $29.95 after $10.00 rebate. if you take care of your car your car will take care of you. >>> 19 minutes past the hour. time to check our top stories. colorado's democrati
hunters are willing to pay big, big bucks to obtain tiny little pieces of rock that streaked across russia and those pieces are quickly becoming worth more than gold. >>> plus -- >> i'm alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. guess which country's gotten pretty crafty at stealing corporate data from hundreds of companies in the u.s.? a new reports spells out how the computer hacking is being carried out. the story is coming up. mer. when they tell you that you need your oil...
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phil black, cnn, russia. >>> european scandal over mislabeled meat keeps getting big der. details of the latest recall foods where traces of horse meat turn turned up in products that are supposed to contain beef. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. a hairline fracture to the mandible and contusions to the metacarpus. what do you see? um, i see a duck. be more specific. i see the aflac duck. i see the aflac duck out of work and not making any money. i see him moving in with his parents and selling boo
phil black, cnn, russia. >>> european scandal over mislabeled meat keeps getting big der. details of the latest recall foods where traces of horse meat turn turned up in products that are supposed to contain beef. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin...
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phil black for us in russia. we'll come back to you in a short while. thanks so much. >>> we turn our attention to san diego, where a popular mayor, that's her right there, authorities say maureen o'connor ended up with a major gambling problem to the tune of, listen to this, $8 billion, with a b. >>> and should this couple get a reward in the case of accused killer christopher dorner? our legal guys will be taking up the case for us. [ male announcer ] susan writes children's books. when she's happy, she writes about bunnies. when she's sad, she writes about goblins. [ balloon pops, goblin growling ] she wrote a lot about goblins after getting burned in the market. but she found someone to talk to and gained the confidence to start investing again. ♪ and that's what you call a storybook ending. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. faces charges of misusing campaign funds. that is a federal offense. his wife, sandy jackson, a former chicago city alderman, is accused of f
phil black for us in russia. we'll come back to you in a short while. thanks so much. >>> we turn our attention to san diego, where a popular mayor, that's her right there, authorities say maureen o'connor ended up with a major gambling problem to the tune of, listen to this, $8 billion, with a b. >>> and should this couple get a reward in the case of accused killer christopher dorner? our legal guys will be taking up the case for us. [ male announcer ] susan writes children's...
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he was adopted in russia by american parents. phil black is live in moscow. what's the latest on this? >> reporter: well, you may recall at the end of last year, the russian parliament passed legislation implementing a ban on all u.s. families adopting russian children. in the last 24 hours, we've heard a lot of passionate speeches from politicians saying we told you so, this proves that the ban we put in place was absolutely the right thing to do. and now as you've mentioned, some of those officials are going further. they believe that a total ban on all international adoptions is absolutely necessary. however there are many who believe that the russian adoption system, the rate of domestic adoptions here at the moment is just simply not big enough, not strong enough to make up for the number of children that are currently being cared for by families overseas. >> i know this particular little boy, they were performing an autopsy on him. do they have the results of that yet? >> not that we're aware of, no. when the russian government first started complaining
he was adopted in russia by american parents. phil black is live in moscow. what's the latest on this? >> reporter: well, you may recall at the end of last year, the russian parliament passed legislation implementing a ban on all u.s. families adopting russian children. in the last 24 hours, we've heard a lot of passionate speeches from politicians saying we told you so, this proves that the ban we put in place was absolutely the right thing to do. and now as you've mentioned, some of...
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at new pictures of a frozen lake that was gouged by pieces of the meteor that exploded friday over russia. scientists say they just confirmed 53 small stony black objects found around the lakes are indeed meteorites. the fragments are less than a half inch long, but experts think a larger immediate yorite made a 26-foot wide crater in the ice. ♪ [ male announcer ] it was designed to escape the ordinary. it feels like it can escape gravity. ♪ the 2013 c-class coupe. ♪ starting at $37,800. ♪ but at xerox we've embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%... and processing $421 billion dollars in accounts payables each year. helping thousands of companies simplify how work gets done. how's that for an encore? with xerox, you're ready for real business. investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for, like a hidden fee in your giant mom bag? maybe i have the
at new pictures of a frozen lake that was gouged by pieces of the meteor that exploded friday over russia. scientists say they just confirmed 53 small stony black objects found around the lakes are indeed meteorites. the fragments are less than a half inch long, but experts think a larger immediate yorite made a 26-foot wide crater in the ice. ♪ [ male announcer ] it was designed to escape the ordinary. it feels like it can escape gravity. ♪ the 2013 c-class coupe. ♪ starting at $37,800....
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a meteor exploding over russia. the russian interior ministry said 1,000 people suffered injuries, mostly from broken glass. scientists were rehashing what happened even as they kept their eye on another cosmic event, an asteroid passing only about 17,000 miles from earth, closer than our weather and tv satellites in space. melissa is a scientist at the university of maryland where they keep a database of asteroids and comics that could pose a problem for earth. >> we want to get an idea of how many objects are out there and each size of the objects out there and we're finding that the really big ones are rare which is great but the small ones are more common like what passed over russia. >> doing something about it is the tricky part. in theory, nasa would be able to knock a threatening incoming asteroid off orbit so it misses earth but there's very little precedent for that. the only thing that comes close was a 2005 mission where nasa steered a probe about the size of a coffee table into an oncoming comic. that w
a meteor exploding over russia. the russian interior ministry said 1,000 people suffered injuries, mostly from broken glass. scientists were rehashing what happened even as they kept their eye on another cosmic event, an asteroid passing only about 17,000 miles from earth, closer than our weather and tv satellites in space. melissa is a scientist at the university of maryland where they keep a database of asteroids and comics that could pose a problem for earth. >> we want to get an idea...
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before streaking across southern russia. cameras caught sight of the white trail as it headed across the sky. and then this. an explosion of light, then a massive sonic boom. strong enough to shatter windows and damage buildings. there were reports of more than 1,000 people injured. mostly from glass and debris. this video shows a children's judo class. windows blew out here and in buildings around the region. some people said they thought it might have been a plane crash. this is the aftermath of the blast in a high school. a 17-year-old student put this video on youtube, showing the reaction in his physics class. students screamed and ran into the hallways. he said some in the class thought war had started. some of the incredible images were caught on cameras placed inside russian cars. many drivers now record their journeys in case of crashes or run-ins with police. shock and gasps at the blinding light, the boom, and all the shattered glass. jim bolden, cnn, london. >> amazing. let's dig in a little deeper with physicist
before streaking across southern russia. cameras caught sight of the white trail as it headed across the sky. and then this. an explosion of light, then a massive sonic boom. strong enough to shatter windows and damage buildings. there were reports of more than 1,000 people injured. mostly from glass and debris. this video shows a children's judo class. windows blew out here and in buildings around the region. some people said they thought it might have been a plane crash. this is the aftermath...
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and russia have a plan. and they're going to present it to the iranians in talks next tuesday. the goal is to offer serious economic incentives in exchange for iran's shutting down uranium enrichment facility and surrendering the stockpile of urani uranium. we have details of this new proposal. what's new about it? i know last year they tried to do this and they didn't go for it. what's new here? >> that's right. it's been about a year since the u.s. and the partners sat down with iran over the nuclear program. they've been making a good deal of progress on the developments since that time. so they're sweetening the pot, so to speak, and asking more of ire ran in return whether they sit down next week in kazakhstan. in exchange for easing the ban on the trade of gold and precious metals to iran and some nuclear fuel for peaceful purposes, iran must close its enrichment facility at a plant that is underground. the longer iran keeps this underground facility open and becomes more difficult to stop them militarily from having the uranium needed for a nuclear weapon. they want them
and russia have a plan. and they're going to present it to the iranians in talks next tuesday. the goal is to offer serious economic incentives in exchange for iran's shutting down uranium enrichment facility and surrendering the stockpile of urani uranium. we have details of this new proposal. what's new about it? i know last year they tried to do this and they didn't go for it. what's new here? >> that's right. it's been about a year since the u.s. and the partners sat down with iran...
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the incident is intensifying relations between america and russia. >>> some of the hottest other top stories. let's roll it here. general john allen, the former head of coalition troops in afghanistan is retiring. the president accepted his resignation today. allen says he needs to step down to address a family health issue. he was in line to become the nato supreme commander in europe. just last month he was cleared in an e-mail scandal with a woman involved in the david petree yas affair. >>> heavily armed thieves busted into a belgian airport and stole, get this, $50 million worth of diamonds from a plane full of passengers. it sounds like something out of the movies, sflit police in brussels say the team of eight breached the airport's security gate, robbed the plane's cargo hold. it took only three minutes. >> reporter: the perpetrators were dressed in clothes that resembled police uniforms. they broke into the fence, behind the fence there were two construction sites. they made a hole and entered the tarmac and used the same hole when they made their es cabe. >> they didn't use
the incident is intensifying relations between america and russia. >>> some of the hottest other top stories. let's roll it here. general john allen, the former head of coalition troops in afghanistan is retiring. the president accepted his resignation today. allen says he needs to step down to address a family health issue. he was in line to become the nato supreme commander in europe. just last month he was cleared in an e-mail scandal with a woman involved in the david petree yas...
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cnn's phil black is in russia. he hit the road today, trying to find the spot where the meteor landed. >> are we're walking on a frozen lake. it's about a 90-minute drive west. we're here because locals say a big fragment from the meteor punched through the ice. and is now sitting at the bottom of the lake. [ speaking in russian ] >> that was a very firm no. these police officers said it is prohibited for us to be here, to shoot video here, to try and walk any further. if if part of that meet orrite came down there, where those vehicles are, as locals say it did, the russian authorities don't want us or anyone else to see it. the meteor's final descent through the atmosphere was seen by people all across this region. at this school, students came outside to look at the trail of smoke it left in the sky. one student captured the moment on his phone. what were you thinking? what do you think your friends were thinking? >> firstly, i think it seems to be a terrorist attack. they guessed that it was a rocket bomb. >> a
cnn's phil black is in russia. he hit the road today, trying to find the spot where the meteor landed. >> are we're walking on a frozen lake. it's about a 90-minute drive west. we're here because locals say a big fragment from the meteor punched through the ice. and is now sitting at the bottom of the lake. [ speaking in russian ] >> that was a very firm no. these police officers said it is prohibited for us to be here, to shoot video here, to try and walk any further. if if part of...
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take a look. [ screams ] >> terrifying moments inside of a school in russia. the shockwave from the exploding meteor broke windows through the area. as many as 3,000 buildings were damaged, and 1,000 people were injured. flying glass is blamed for most of the injuries. emergency officials from moscow are there now assessing the damage to the area. authorities have also blocked off a nearby lake. that is where they think the largest chunk of that meteor came down. >>> in california now, investigators say the renegade cop blamed for a murderous spree likely killed himself. christopher dorner's charred remains were found in a burned out cabin after tuesday's standoff with police. he died from a single gunshot wound to the head. nick valencia joins me again. you were there as the saga was unfolding in big bear. turns out he was hiding near where the police were. >> yeah. less than 100 yards away. i know we use the term "chilling "a lot in the media. but i literally got the chills when a looked behind me. i saw less than 100 yards separated the command center from
take a look. [ screams ] >> terrifying moments inside of a school in russia. the shockwave from the exploding meteor broke windows through the area. as many as 3,000 buildings were damaged, and 1,000 people were injured. flying glass is blamed for most of the injuries. emergency officials from moscow are there now assessing the damage to the area. authorities have also blocked off a nearby lake. that is where they think the largest chunk of that meteor came down. >>> in...
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., the uk and russia. while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family says they'll be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be to the cast, but which now becomes her last words, her last good-bye. >> i take with me so many amazing memories and things that are in here and in here that i'll treasure forever. i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very much. >> what a sad story that is. robyn kurnow reporting for us. we'll have more on that later here in "the situation room" as well. other news we're following including some painful budget cuts that will be felt by all of us. they're not only days away, they could affect you in some unexpected ways. plus, senator john mccain is alleging a massive cover-up on the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. >> so it's the state department's fault? who would you blame? who is responsible then? i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i
., the uk and russia. while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family says they'll be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be to the cast, but which now becomes her last words, her last good-bye. >> i take with me so many amazing memories and things that are in here and in here that i'll treasure forever. i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very much. >> what a sad...
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. >>> people in germany will not see cool youtube videos of the meteor streaking through russia. the website says there is a fight between youtube and the primary organization that licenses music in germany. that group actually wants youtube to pay a fee for each video where a car's radio music is played in the background. forget that says youtube. it's now blocking videos of the meteor in germany. >>> 30 million people across the country are dealing with scenes like in kansas. heavy snow is falling in the central plains the storm is roughly the size of mexico. 18 states now under a warning, watch or advisory. >>> a new report from the cdc highlights some pretty unhealthy eating habits for americans. on an average day between 2007 and 2010 adults got 11% of their calories from fast food. that percentage is actually down, the previous report showed adults got 13% of calories from fast food. the latest report shows young adults getting 15% of their calories from fast food and young african-american adults getting 21% of their calories from restaurants like wendy's, taco bell and kf
. >>> people in germany will not see cool youtube videos of the meteor streaking through russia. the website says there is a fight between youtube and the primary organization that licenses music in germany. that group actually wants youtube to pay a fee for each video where a car's radio music is played in the background. forget that says youtube. it's now blocking videos of the meteor in germany. >>> 30 million people across the country are dealing with scenes like in...
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least a decade, there has been suspicion of hacking attempts coming from china, not only china, from russia, from other part of the world, too. i think this latest report last week was significant in having more concrete evidence never before of specifically chinese military involvement here. that building in shanghai which i've seen too is where the "new york times" was reporting on this mandian report, so there is harder evidence than before. however, i think the important threat for people to bear in mind is less the sort of nightmare scenario of disabling the power grid than the ongoing theft of commercial secrets. i think that's really what americans are most concerned about, what the president was alluding to. >> so you mentioned a couple times there evidence. what kind of evidence? >> there was a team that was able to trace all the -- was able to sort of backtrack the source of a lot of assaults it had found on u.s. e-mail accounts, corporate accounts and government accounts, and it found they all were i.p. addresses within one very small area of shanghai that also happened to be the
least a decade, there has been suspicion of hacking attempts coming from china, not only china, from russia, from other part of the world, too. i think this latest report last week was significant in having more concrete evidence never before of specifically chinese military involvement here. that building in shanghai which i've seen too is where the "new york times" was reporting on this mandian report, so there is harder evidence than before. however, i think the important threat...
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then streaks across the sky above russia. as it rockets through the atmosphere, friction heats the front of the rock a lot more than the back of it. the huge temperature difference is too much and essentially turns a meteor into a bomb. it explodes into a bunch of pieces. and what you're hearing here, that boom, boom, boom, is this -- take a look. those pieces are moving so fast they set up a series of sonic booms and it's just a scary sound. the sheer force is destructive, blowing out windows, knocking down huge doors and even taking down walls. there are reports that a huge chunk of it landed in a russian lake. many would like to see what's under that ice. conspiracy theorists have come up with 1,000 wild theories. and our phil black went to find out for himself. >> reporter: we're walking on a frozen lake. it's about a 90-minute drive west of chelyabinsk. we're here because locals say a big fragment from the meteor punched through the ice and is now sitting at the bottom of the lake. >> [ speaking foreign language ]. >> re
then streaks across the sky above russia. as it rockets through the atmosphere, friction heats the front of the rock a lot more than the back of it. the huge temperature difference is too much and essentially turns a meteor into a bomb. it explodes into a bunch of pieces. and what you're hearing here, that boom, boom, boom, is this -- take a look. those pieces are moving so fast they set up a series of sonic booms and it's just a scary sound. the sheer force is destructive, blowing out windows,...
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meteorites hitting the earth in the remote wilderness, western russia. the shock wave here from this sonic boom shattered windows, buckled buildings. imagine driving along and seeing that careen across the sky. and this, this is windows blowing at a school. these are kids practicing judo. next video showing the panic and the moments after the blast. car alarms triggered, mobile phone networks interrupted, hundreds of buildings were damaged because of that meteor. and an asteroid the size of two semitrucks made space history just this last hour called 2012-da-14, came closest to earth than any other asteroid of its size has in a long, long time. the white dot there in the middle of the screen shows it is traveling close, 17,500 miles over indonesia. the brush by lasted a couple of seconds as the asteroid traveled 4.8 miles a second. but it definitely has lasting impression on my next guest, former astronaut ed lu. you call yourself, ed, an asteroid hunter. you keep track of these asteroids, you say this should serve as a wake-up call. wake-up call to what
meteorites hitting the earth in the remote wilderness, western russia. the shock wave here from this sonic boom shattered windows, buckled buildings. imagine driving along and seeing that careen across the sky. and this, this is windows blowing at a school. these are kids practicing judo. next video showing the panic and the moments after the blast. car alarms triggered, mobile phone networks interrupted, hundreds of buildings were damaged because of that meteor. and an asteroid the size of two...
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i feel sorry for our friends in russia. thank you very much, both of you. >>> take a look at the new pictures, they show oscar pistorius breaking down in tears after a judge formally charges him with murder this morning. the olympic track star accused of shooting and killing his model girlfriend on valentine's day. prosecutors say they will argue pistorius committed premeditated murder, he planned it according to police. cnn's robyn curnow is following this from south africa. robyn so many confusing things are coming out of this. is it true that police are alleging that he shot her through a bathroom door? >> reporter: lots of things to talk about. you've just been running that story about a meteorite hitting. for many people here in pretoria, across south africa it meals like a bombshell has hit. people are still very much reeling from this information, from the story, this valentine's tragedy. it's everywhere in this country, and like you say, there is still a lot of confusion, still a lot of rumors, a lot of speculation
i feel sorry for our friends in russia. thank you very much, both of you. >>> take a look at the new pictures, they show oscar pistorius breaking down in tears after a judge formally charges him with murder this morning. the olympic track star accused of shooting and killing his model girlfriend on valentine's day. prosecutors say they will argue pistorius committed premeditated murder, he planned it according to police. cnn's robyn curnow is following this from south africa. robyn so...
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. >>> and now to russia where the hunt is onto find valuable pieces of a meteor that exploded overhead. scientists have found dozens of rocks around a frozen lake they say are parts o it have meteor. the big prize is the largest chunk that is supposedly at the bottom of the lake. the officials say they may have to wait until spring, until the thaw happens, until they can find that. transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to you that companies depend on today's xerox for services that simplify how work gets done. which is...pretty much what we've always stood for. with xerox, you're ready for real business. which is...pretty much what we've always stood for. progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are h
. >>> and now to russia where the hunt is onto find valuable pieces of a meteor that exploded overhead. scientists have found dozens of rocks around a frozen lake they say are parts o it have meteor. the big prize is the largest chunk that is supposedly at the bottom of the lake. the officials say they may have to wait until spring, until the thaw happens, until they can find that. transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're...
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the one that exploded over russia was not large enough to disrupt civilization. they're dangerous and they hurt and they can kill, but the fact that we can't track them is not as bad at not being able to track the big ones that could really destroy us. once you know where they are, your next question would be, perhaps, do we have a plan to do something about it and the answer is no. it's all just on paper how to do it. >> what would be the plan? would it be some kind of military, you should shoot a missile to shatter it in outerspace? >> that's the macho solution. you pull one of the missiles out of the silo that have been sitting there doing nothing since the cold war and you blow the sucker out of the sky. the problem is here in america we're really good at blowing stuff up and less good at knowing where the pieces land. >> that's a metaphor for america. >> i was sticking to asteroids. you take that where you want. so you -- people who have studied the problem, generally, i'm in this camp, see that a deflection scenario is more sound and more controllable. so,
the one that exploded over russia was not large enough to disrupt civilization. they're dangerous and they hurt and they can kill, but the fact that we can't track them is not as bad at not being able to track the big ones that could really destroy us. once you know where they are, your next question would be, perhaps, do we have a plan to do something about it and the answer is no. it's all just on paper how to do it. >> what would be the plan? would it be some kind of military, you...
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they are among russia's 130,000 orphans. despite the obvious need for more people who are willing to love these children, russia has banned americans from adopting here and some officials are now pushing for a total ban on all international adoptions. the orphanage director supports international adoption because she says there aren't yet enough russian families willing to do it. she says she hopes the government will encourage more russians to adopt. some officials fought for the ban on american adoptions because they claim russian children are often mistreated in the united states. it was also a response to an american law targeting russian human rights abusers. critics of the ban, like the tens and thousands of russians who marched against it, say the country's orphans are suffering. the debate has split russian society. few here have ever spoken to its orphans. she has been cared for by the state since she was 7. she's now 16 and no longer hopes to be adopted but she says when she was younger she wanted it desperately. b
they are among russia's 130,000 orphans. despite the obvious need for more people who are willing to love these children, russia has banned americans from adopting here and some officials are now pushing for a total ban on all international adoptions. the orphanage director supports international adoption because she says there aren't yet enough russian families willing to do it. she says she hopes the government will encourage more russians to adopt. some officials fought for the ban on...
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. >>> of course, we are also following this meteor that was streaking across russia. this happened last week, injuring hundreds of folks in a remote village. well, it has overshadowed another close encounter with a space rock. chad is here to explain what that is. >> it turns out that in 1979 atari had it right. an asteroid just looks like a rotating thing. you use the little ball. here's the video. i can show you. there's 80 frames from nasa showing us exactly what this asteroid that missed us. not that one, the one you were just showing. that would have been so good. not that one either. the asteroid -- we just got video in from nasa. that's it right there. this is the video that nasa just put out moments ago showing the asteroid as it was rotating around itself and flying through our atmosphere as 17,000 miles above space. >> so you could actually see it. >> the radar -- that was a radar image coming down. each little pixel is about 4 meters. they now know that asteroid was only 130 feet instead of 150 feet. so it would only be 500 square miles instead of 600 squar
. >>> of course, we are also following this meteor that was streaking across russia. this happened last week, injuring hundreds of folks in a remote village. well, it has overshadowed another close encounter with a space rock. chad is here to explain what that is. >> it turns out that in 1979 atari had it right. an asteroid just looks like a rotating thing. you use the little ball. here's the video. i can show you. there's 80 frames from nasa showing us exactly what this asteroid...